Balances: Reflexions, actions and opportunities for the promotion of sports and physical activities

摘要

The increase of sedentary lifestyle in the French population and the decrease in the time daily devoted to physical activity has raised public concerns. Promotional campaigns to raise energy expenditure and health awareness have recently increased. Nevertheless, although the recognition of such an imbalance is becoming more evident in the population, a real beneficial modification is still far from a full success. Numerous working groups are seeking to broaden the scope of action and take advantage of environments that facilitate the application of strategies. Local settings such as schools, businesses, urban authorities and sports representatives (clubs, leagues and associations) progressively increase their engagement. Through large collective participations gathered in the PNNS initiative (Plan National Nutrition Sante 2011 -2015), we may witness a growing investment in the energy balance, an area that has been neglected so far.